Travel Ecommerce Executive

Travel Trade Recruitment; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A luxury cruise company based in the UK is looking for an E-commerce Executive to enhance their online presence and drive digital sales. You will manage and optimize digital channels, coordinate merchandising projects, and analyze user behavior to improve the customer journey. The ideal candidate has experience in B2C roles and is comfortable with CRO, UX, and SEO. Company benefits include competitive salary, flexible working, and travel perks.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Flexible working arrangements

Health insurance

Professional development opportunities

Travel discounts

Qualifications

• At least 2 years' experience in a similar B2C role.
• Strong analytical and commercially minded.
• Experience working cross-functionally with key relationships.

Responsibilities

• Propose and implement key merchandising activities to improve customer experience.
• Analyze user data to inform recommendations for site improvements.
• Lead testing strategies to maximize site performance.

Skills

CRO

UX

SEO

Data analysis

A/B testing

B2C merchandising

Tools

Google Analytics 4

CMS systems

SiteCore

Job description

My client is a growing luxury cruise company dedicated to offering our guests unparalleled experiences on the high seas. Their fleet of opulent ships sails to some of the world’s most exquisite destinations, providing exceptional service, world-class dining, and a wealth of unforgettable experiences. They are seeking a dynamic and innovative E-commerce Executive to join their team and help drive their digital sales and customer engagement.

Role Overview

As an E-commerce Executive, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing our online presence and maximising the company’s e-commerce capabilities. You will be responsible for managing and optimising our digital sales channels, developing, and executing marketing strategies, and ensuring a seamless and luxurious online experience for our customers. You will be responsible for driving the company’s online offering by increasing conversions and direct bookings across the newly launched UK and EU websites. You will be part of a dedicated and passionate team who have significant growth targets and will be a key player in achieving those targets, whilst being passionate about delivering the best online experience for their guests in a creative and data-led way.

Key Responsibilities

You will be responsible for proposing and implementing key merchandising activity, making data-led decisions, leading to proven improvements in the customer experience such as conversion, key engagement metrics and bookings.

You will take the lead in coordinating and executing the best possible customer journey to elevate the merchandising and performance of our websites, whilst ensuring continuous improvement strategies are in place.

• Coordination of key merchandising projects across CRO, UX, UJ, SEO
• Coordinate and ensure SEO and CRO projects are executed and pushed forward within the team and / or Digital Agency
• Monitor SEO performance closely to find opportunities for growth.
• Propose and action continuous site improvements to reduce barriers to sale.
• Lead the testing and measuring different approaches to drive the best results through A / B testing strategies.
• Working alongside key stakeholders to investigate issues and provide solutions to improve user experience, whilst ensuring all opportunities and improvements are explored.
• Analyse data and user behaviour to produce reports and identify areas for improvement.
• Coordination of roadmap for on-site testing with Digital Manager and Agency
• Demonstrate an awareness of the different brands and products to ensure activity is tailored for the audience and market.
• Accountable for delivering against key business KPI's including conversion, sessions, engagement metrics and a particular focus on increasing direct booking through our website.
• Use merchandising and analytics tools to provide insights on customer behaviour to action improvements in the customer journey.

Skills Required

• At least 2 years' experience in a similar b2c role.
• Comfortable working across key merchandising areas including CRO, UX, UJ and SEO.
• Be data led, analytical and commercially minded.
• Experience using a variety of platforms and software to support responsibilities around CRO, UX, SEO and merchandising.
• A strong understanding of the end-to-end online user journey and buying habits.
• Experience using CMS systems. SiteCore experience desirable but not essential.
• Experience of analytics platforms. GA4 essential.
• Experience of A / B testing.
• Experience of B2C Merchandising.
• Comfortable working cross functionally to form key relationships.
• Experience working with Digital Agencies.
• Travel industry experience desirable but not essential.

Company Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.
• Flexible working arrangements (remote or on-site).
• Comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance and retirement plans.
• Opportunities for professional development and career growth.
• Travel discounts and perks for you and your family.
• A supportive and collaborative work environment.

INTERESTED?

Please follow the instructions to apply attaching your CV. The vacancy is being managed by Gemma Thelwell 0161 9236120 [e-mail]